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Any port as long as it is not already bound.<br />
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You would have to browse to it using something like <a href="http://localhost:8080" rel="ugc">http://localhost:8080</a><br />
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8080 being the port number
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Any port as long as it is not already bound.

You would have to browse to it using something like http://localhost:8080 [http://localhost:8080]

8080 being the port number

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What 4drahil said although I also suggest not using anything that is common for another purpose like SSH, FTP, HTTPS, etc. &nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers#Well-known_ports" rel="ugc">Here is a decent wiki article.</a><br />
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4drahil's example of 8080 is a good one and pretty common. &nbsp;Remember you'll either need to configure the web application to use the alternate port or setup the forwarding to make the redirect.<br />
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HTH
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What 4drahil said although I also suggest not using anything that is common for another purpose like SSH, FTP, HTTPS, etc.  Here is a decent wiki article. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers#Well-known_ports]

4drahil's example of 8080 is a good one and pretty common.  Remember you'll either need to configure the web application to use the alternate port or setup the forwarding to make the redirect.

HTH

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i used 1025, but that didn't work. &nbsp; I had to activate port 80 again and it worked, but do not want to use port 80
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i used 1025, but that didn't work.   I had to activate port 80 again and it worked, but do not want to use port 80

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I assume you have a web application/site of some kind that you're changing, right? <br />
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When you set it to port 1025, how are you testing?
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I assume you have a web application/site of some kind that you're changing, right?

When you set it to port 1025, how are you testing?

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Thank you, that seemed to have worked going and binding it.
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Thank you, that seemed to have worked going and binding it.

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I'm new to this but are there any other ports i can use other than port 80 (http), but does the same thing. &nbsp;I have something using 80 and forwarding so i want to use another port for http.
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I'm new to this but are there any other ports i can use other than port 80 (http), but does the same thing.  I have something using 80 and forwarding so i want to use another port for http.

Optional http port other than 80

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. Hypertext is structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. HTTP is the protocol to exchange or transfer hypertext. HTTP functions as a request-response protocol in the client-server computing model. HTTP is designed to permit intermediate network elements to improve or enable communications between clients and servers. HTTP is an application layer protocol designed within the framework of the Internet Protocol Suite; it presumes an underlying and reliable transport layer protocol.

HTTP Protocol

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.